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North Dakota cottage food label rules

What has to be on the label when you sell homemade baked goods in North Dakota, and the limits that matter at a market. Checked September 2026.

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Your label must include

Required consumer advisory statement (below), on the label or on a sign at the point of sale
Safe handling instructions and a frozen-disclosure statement for products needing refrigeration

Required statement

“This product is made in a home kitchen that is not inspected by the state or local health department.”

The statement may go on a product label OR on a consumer advisory sign at the point of sale. No font size is specified. The statute requires no name, address, ingredients or allergens, but they are recommended (and needed for shipped or online sales where there is no sign).

This product is made in a home kitchen that is not inspected by the state or local health department.

Sample label for illustration, made from the checklist above. Your own label has to match your recipe and your state’s exact rules.

Key limits in North Dakota

Permit: none (state agencies and local governments may not require licensing, permits or inspection)
Training: none
Sales cap: none
Where you can sell: Direct between the operator and an informed end consumer, for home use only: farmers markets, farm stands, farms or ranches, the home kitchen, or any other venue not prohibited by law. No sales to retail stores, restaurants or resellers.
Online & shipping: Delivery is allowed by statute. Since SB 2386 (signed March 21, 2025, emergency clause), phone and online orders and shipping, including out of state, are reportedly allowed; poultry has separate interstate limits.
Law: Cottage Food Production and Sales, N.D.C.C. ch. 23-09.5 (HB 1433, 2017), amended by SB 2386 (2025)

What we could not confirm (3)

Exact final SB 2386 text on internet/phone orders and interstate shipping (only marked-up committee versions and a news article were reviewed)
Whether the fetched Century Code PDF already reflects SB 2386
How the point-of-sale sign works for online or shipped sales

Check with: ND Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Lodging (no licensing role; local health units may advise)

Last change to the law: SB 2386, signed March 21, 2025 (emergency measure, effective on signing)

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This page is general information, not legal advice. Rules change and counties can add their own. Confirm with ND Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Lodging (no licensing role; local health units may advise) before you print. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

North Dakota cottage food label rules

Your label must include

Required statement

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